Divorce Me Before Death Takes Me, CEO

hapter 31

Audrey’s POV

Death Takes Me, CEO

Crouching by the roadside, I absentmindedly pulled at the grass growing between the flowers in the garden bed while listening to Astrid i lectur.” Ito, the phone. After what felt like an eternity, my legs grew tired and I stood up with a weary stretch.

Ive been waiting forever,” I said into the phone. ‘When are you getting here?*

Through the phe, I could hear someone’s voice: “Astrid, can you take a look at this proposal? Does this revision, work?”

“Yeah, that works, Astrid responded to her coll

before returning to our conversation with an apologetic tone. ‘Sorry Audrey…

“It’s fine,” I said gently. “You focus on your work. I’m not in a hurry.”

am swamped right now,”

pick you up. He should be there any

guy? Your new boyfriend?” I couldn’t

that!” Astrid’s voice turned serio Buy doesn’t have

mansion’s circular driveway. The driver’s window rolled down, and

a teasing lilt. “Now you understand what I meant. Go on, spend some time catching up with him. You missed your chance three years

Clay now!”

she had already hung up, leaving me to face this carefully orchestrated situation alone. My stomach churned uncomfortably, and this time it wasn’t just from the illness. Trust Astrid to turn even this moment into an attempted matchmaking

stepped out of the car, looking every bit the successful jewelry executive in his tailored suit. “Good morning,

grateful that my discomfort wasn’t

wanted to.” His voice carried that same warmth it always had, the kind that used to make my heart skip back in

I found myself staring out the window, watching the palatial homes of the Hamptons elite roll past. I

silence as we merged onto the highway. “You

“I had to explain everything to William this morning.

always been kind to you, hasn’t he? Unlike the